Interest withholding on bank yields faces mixed views
The Gazette argues a new income tax withholding on interest may burden banks but hurts few investors. Exemptions limit losses to some retirees, while IRS estimates show a minor yield drop of about 50 cents per $1,000. The paper notes large unreported tax gaps justify the change and urges calm among investors.
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ISU offers tuition substitute loans to lure math science teachers
Iowa State University unveils a program giving 20 students in state tuition equal loans to study math or science. Each year of teaching in Iowa high schools forgives 25 percent of the loan, potentially making graduates cost free after four years. The plan aims to spark interest and reduce salary gaps versus industry.
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Move the Big Games to Five Seasons Center Faces Hurdles
Unbeaten Linn-Mar boys schedule two games at Regis and Kennedy as crowds at 4000-seat downtown arena loom. Protests by high school athletic directors over revenue losses and uncertain crowding limit downtown moves despite fan interest.
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Herpes rights tested in an era of loose morals
A column argues Susan Liptrot sues a one-night partner for infecting her with herpes and urges a legal duty to disclose infections. It questions liberal privacy versus information rights, predicts courts may craft broad laws, and warns society risks a flood of new small statutes as morals loosen.
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Letters to The Gazette on economic policy and history
The writer argues a large scale make-work program harms jobs and politics. They reference 1929 to 1941 programs, claim limited public benefit, and mock FDR while urging a wartime economy to boost sales, labor, and finance. They question whether history must repeat itself.
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Collins Divisions hosts Career Exploration Day for Girl Scouts
Five hundred members of the Mississippi Valley Girl Scout Council attended a Career Exploration Day at Collins Divisions of Rockwell International. Forty five women spoke on careers from accounting to software engineering and workshops covered computers and health services among others. The event featured films on Collins Avionics and women at Rockwell, with six work stations and an afternoon session on career planning.
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Retired federal workers defend Civil Service rigor
A retired civil service employee rejects complaints about federal retirees and argues that federal hiring is strict and backgrounds are thoroughly checked. He says government workers must remain above reproach beyond quitting time and warns jobs would shrink without adequate compensation and benefits.
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Mony and Money in a TV Ad Stir Public Debate
A year old TV commercial asks viewers if they prefer mony or money and invites public opinion. The piece riffs on Webster’s definitions of money and related suffixes like acrimony and ceremony, prompting discussion on financial aid and value.
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Moment of silence not a cosmic issue in school prayer debate
Washington opinion argues New Jersey's moment of silence in classrooms does not violate rights or breach church state walls. It defends the ACLU’s role while praising the quiet time as reflection, thought, or a chance to recite or think without state religion.
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